Attack on Metro Watch: PFUJ warns of protest in front of CPO office
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 15 March 2018
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The PFUJ has announced potential protests against the police for failing to arrest those responsible for attacking the Daily Metro Watch office. This follows an incident where a journalist was assaulted and furniture was damaged due to a controversial story.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Afzal Butt, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), warned of protest in front of the City Police Officer’s office if those who attacked the bureau office of Daily Metro Watch in Rawalpindi were not arrested.
Addressing a protest held in front of the National Press Club Thursday, he said the just like the killers of journalist Muneer Anjum Raja had been arrested, he expects that the perpetrators in the latest incident are also brought to book.
Last week, at least three men barged into the paper's bureau and beat up a reporter and damaged furniture. The attackers were upset over a story filed by the journalist.
Some other leaders including Bilal Dar, Asghar Chaudhary, and Imran Yaqub, and Sardar Shaukat Mahmood, also made speeches.
The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) organized the protest.
Photo courtesy: Javed A. Malik
KEY POINTS:
- PFUJ demands justice for the attacked reporter.
- Protest held at National Press Club in Islamabad.
- Attack occurred after a story upset the assailants.
- Prior case of journalist Muneer Anjum Raja also mentioned.
- Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists supported the protest.
